Wang Wenzhang编著的《CHINESE CLAY FIGURINE》内容介绍:The Hui Mountain clay figurines are also called Wuxi Clay figurines. Currently, they are titled as Mount Hui Colored Sculpture, Wuxi Painted Sculpture or Wuxi Mount Hui Colored Sculpture. They arc famous handicraft works.
Chapter One History ofthe Hui Mountain Clay Figurines
Summary
Ⅰ Customs of Mount l tui nurtured the clay figurines
Ⅱ Water, memorial arches and memorial temples in Mount Hui
Ⅲ History of Mount Hui clay figurincs
Chapter Two Hand-kneaded Skit Career ofYu Xianglian and Wang
Nanxian
Summary
Ⅰ Partners for fifty years
Ⅱ Family history of Ms. Yu Xianglian
Ⅲ Masters disciplining Ms. Yu Xianglian in kneading
Ⅳ Clay figure colored drawing career of Ms. Wang Nanxian
Ⅴ Days in the clay sculpture and colored drawing class and the clay figure factory
Chapter Three Yu Xianglian's Talk on How to Mold Clay Figurines
Su mmary
Ⅰ General survey of the skills and techniques of hand-kneaded skits
Ⅱ Clay and tools
Ⅲ Eighteen techniques of hand-kneaded skits
Ⅳ Molding procedure and methuds
Ⅴ Concluding remarks
Chapter Four Master Wang Nanxian's Talk on Painting Techniques for
Clay Figurines
Summary
Ⅰ Basic knowlcdgc of traditional Mount Hui clay figure colored painting techniques
Ⅱ Raw materials for colored painting and methods of mixing them
Ⅲ Tools for colored painting and their functions
Ⅳ Colored drawing procedures and the basic skills and techniques
Ⅴ Traditional decoration skills and techniques for Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅵ Commonly used patterns uf Mount I Iui traditional clay figurines
Ⅶ Protection of clay figurines
Chapter Five Masters' Talk on Clay Sculpture Art
Summery
Ⅰ Relationship between drawing and molding in Mount tlui clay figurines
Ⅱ Artistic featurcs of Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅲ Schools of Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅳ Mount ttui clay figurines and the opcras
Ⅴ Problems faced by Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅵ Cognition of nonmaterial culture heritage
Chapter Six Comments on Clay Figurines byAuthorities
Summary
Editorial Afterword